Virginia SR 48: Commending the Hampton University Choir.

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 48 

Commending the Hampton University Choir. 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 4, 2020 

WHEREAS, for 150 years, the Hampton University Choir has 
supported Hampton University and provided opportunities for students to share 
the joys of music; and

WHEREAS, originally known as the Hampton Singers, the Hampton 
University Choir was established by Samuel Chapman Armstrong in 1870 and 
consisted of 17 students, four of whom were former slaves; and

WHEREAS, in 1872, the Hampton Singers worked with Thomas P. 
Fenner, a conservatory-trained vocalist, to prepare for a tour of several 
Northern states; and 

WHEREAS, the Hampton Singers raised more than $300,000 through 
their performances and were credited with raising much of the early endowment 
for Hampton University, then known as Hampton Normal and Agricultural 
Institute; and 

WHEREAS, in the mid-1870s, the Hampton Singers also �sung up� 
a women�s dormitory on campus, Virginia-Cleveland Hall, by performing to raise 
money for its construction; and 

WHEREAS, the Hampton University Choir has performed throughout 
the United States, Canada, and Europe; including in Carnegie Hall, the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Basilica of the National Shrine of 
the Immaculate Conception, and St. Patrick�s Cathedral; as well as at the 
inauguration of President Bill Clinton; and 

WHEREAS, the Hampton University Choir will commemorate the 
organization�s 150th anniversary with a special event on April 17, 2020; now, 
therefore, be it 

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Hampton 
University Choir hereby be commended on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; 
and, be it 

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy 
of this resolution for presentation to the Hampton University Choir as an 
expression of the Senate of Virginia�s admiration for its rich history and many 
contributions to the Hampton University community.